Volume 48, Number 1,
May 2002:
Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and other Mecoptera

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ABOUT THIS ISSUE
- about KSN
- about the author

IN THIS ISSUE
- The Order Mecoptera
- Fossils
- Modern Species
- Family Panorpidae
- Family Bittacidae
- Family Meropeidae
- Family Panorpodidae
- Family Boreidae
- Key to the Families of North American Mecoptera (Adults)
- References

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Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and other Mecoptera
by Geroge W. Byers

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Kansas School Naturalist

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Cover: A pair of Panorpa mirabilis mating on forest undergrowth, a common habitat for panorpid scorpionflies.    

Photo Credit:All photos in this issue were taken by Mr. Wes Bicha who began photographing scorpionflies 30 years ago after reading an article by Dr. Byers.